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�liteExt 1.02 (08 SEP 1995)
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One thing that the Archimedes version of �lite lacks, in comparison with
versions for other machines, is an identify (IFF) feature. This application
patches into �lite, and gives a small text display at the top of the playing
area, which identifies anything you can get in your crosshairs. It's useful!
�liteExt also provides some other extensions:
* Identification of cargo items
* On-board clock
* Hold contents indicator
* Shield strength scanner
* Rear-window sticker with Amusing Slogan (TM)
* Fur-covered cubical random number generating devices (Fluffy dice)
�liteExt works on versions 1.05 (the last Hybrid release) and 1.14 (the
Acorn User release) of �lite. Version 1.02 is not supported. To use �liteExt,
run the !�liteExt application, and then !�lite. Any copies of �lite loaded
whilst �liteExt's window is open will be patched to provide IFF. Under RISC
OS 3 only, �liteExt will also patch �lite if it has already been loaded.
�liteExt was written by Ben Dooks and Andrew Clover of DoggySoft. You can
contact us at:
7 Blackhorse Crescent Tel: (0)1494 431916
Amersham Fax: (0)1494 675878
Bucks. Data: (0)1494 681711 (ANSI support BBS)
HP6 6HP Telex: 83675 Brit G
e-mail, Ben: bjd101@york.ac.uk Andrew: ajc@doggysft.demon.co.uk
Options
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To turn extensions on/off separately, use this * command:
*EliteExtend <options> :
-cargo - this sets the 'amount of cargo' indicator on
-time <format> - this sets the time display on and the format used
-shield - this sets the shield status display on. This is showed
after the ship's name and the higher the number the more
shields the ship has
-fluffy - turns fluffy dice and rear sticker on
If you close the �liteExt window before you quit �lite, you will have to
quit �liteExt from the Task Manager in order to get the memory back. On RISC
OS 2, you have to do this anyway. This is because the module may not die
whilst Elite is still patched.
General waffle
==============
I've looked through all the ships you can get in �lite (to provide a
complete identify system), and have noticed a few interesting things. First,
there's often more than one variant of a ship. Most ships have one
alternative version that looks slightly different, and doesn't turn up very
often. In IFF, these will be coloured yellow, and you get twice as many
I-Spy points as for a normal ship! The Moccasin is quite a good one, there
are four distinct variants on the the theme, some looking rather strange.
Secondly, there are no more missions. We all know about the first four
missions, but we like to think that there's Space Dredgers and Generation
Ships to be found. Sorry, but there's no shape data for any new, unusual
ships other than Zartid (mta) and Pino who we already know about. Looks like
the authors stuck rather too well to the spirit of �lite, and
again failed to include the much-mentioned-in-manuals new ships (*). The
textual messages displayed give no signs of any more missions either.
Presumably the screenshots of intergalactic wars with thousands of ships
were just mock-ups.
I presume the funny green/yellow/grey ship is actually a Urutu - the cards
mention the Uturu as having odd colours, and I can't find any other home for
it.
(*) The spirit of �lite seems to have survived to David Braben's latest
work (the sequel to Frontier), too. After an accidental release of the
source code, it would appear that most of the special missions and ships
hinted at in the documentation don't exist!
History
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1.00 Been-hanging-around-for-ages-on-Ben's-hard-disc-version
1.01 Detection of space beacons and Asp 1s corrected. Changed to work with
version 1.14 (as given away with Acorn User) as well as 1.05. Some
text tidied up. Fluffy dice added. Icon redrawn.
1.02 Detection of space beacons corrected (again!) and cargo status now
takes account of alien items (thargons) picked up.
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I'v| 000008f0 65 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 65 64 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 |e looked through| 00000900 20 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 73 68 69 70 73 20 79 | all the ships y| 00000910 6f 75 20 63 61 6e 20 67 65 74 20 69 6e 20 c9 6c |ou can get in .l| 00000920 69 74 65 20 28 74 6f 20 70 72 6f 76 69 64 65 20 |ite (to provide | 00000930 61 0a 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 20 69 64 65 6e 74 |a.complete ident| 00000940 69 66 79 20 73 79 73 74 65 6d 29 2c 20 61 6e 64 |ify system), and| 00000950 20 68 61 76 65 20 6e 6f 74 69 63 65 64 20 61 20 | have noticed a | 00000960 66 65 77 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 69 6e 67 20 |few interesting | 00000970 74 68 69 6e 67 73 2e 20 46 69 72 73 74 2c 0a 74 |things. First,.t| 00000980 68 65 72 65 27 73 20 6f 66 74 65 6e 20 6d 6f 72 |here's often mor| 00000990 65 20 74 68 61 6e 20 6f 6e 65 20 76 61 72 69 61 |e than one varia| 000009a0 6e 74 20 6f 66 20 61 20 73 68 69 70 2e 20 4d 6f |nt of a ship. 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Looks l| 00000c10 69 6b 65 0a 74 68 65 20 61 75 74 68 6f 72 73 20 |ike.the authors | 00000c20 73 74 75 63 6b 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 20 74 6f 6f |stuck rather too| 00000c30 20 77 65 6c 6c 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 73 70 69 | well to the spi| 00000c40 72 69 74 20 6f 66 20 c9 6c 69 74 65 2c 20 61 6e |rit of .lite, an| 00000c50 64 0a 61 67 61 69 6e 20 66 61 69 6c 65 64 20 74 |d.again failed t| 00000c60 6f 20 69 6e 63 6c 75 64 65 20 74 68 65 20 6d 75 |o include the mu| 00000c70 63 68 2d 6d 65 6e 74 69 6f 6e 65 64 2d 69 6e 2d |ch-mentioned-in-| 00000c80 6d 61 6e 75 61 6c 73 20 6e 65 77 20 73 68 69 70 |manuals new ship| 00000c90 73 20 28 2a 29 2e 20 54 68 65 0a 74 65 78 74 75 |s (*). 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